Harsunan Arewacin Songhay

Harsunan Arewacin Songhay
Linguistic classification	Nilo-Saharan Harsunan Songhay Harsunan Arewacin Songhay
Glottolog	nort2823

Arewacin Songhay shine ƙarami daga cikin rassa biyu na yarukan Songhay. Yana da rukuni na yarukan Berber da ke da tasiri sosai da ake magana a cikin oases da aka warwatsa na Sahara.

Harsuna

Bambance-bambance masu zaman kansu sun hada da Tihishit a tsakiyar Nijar a kusa da Mazababou (tare da yare biyu, Tagdal da Tabarog) da Tadaksahak (ko Dawsahak) da ake magana a kusa da Menaka arewa maso gabashin Gao (Heath 1999:xv). Nau'ikan masu zaman kansu sun haɗa da Tasawaq a arewacin Nijar (tare da yare biyu, Ingelsi a In-Gall da kuma Emghedeshie na Agadez) da Korandje da ke arewa, kilomita 150 a gabashin iyakar Aljeriya da Morocco a Tabelbala. 

Rarraba

Babban tasirin waje a kan duk waɗannan sai dai a kan Korandje shine tarin yaren Tamasheq. Korandje ya bayyana yana da rinjaye daga Arewa da Yammacin Berber; bi da bi, makwabcin Arewacin Berber harshen Taznatit yana nuna wasu alamun tasirin Songhay. Tunda tasirin Berber a cikin waɗannan harsuna ya wuce ƙamus zuwa cikin yanayin juyawa, ana kallon Arewacin Songhay a wasu lokuta a matsayin harsuna masu gauraye (Alidou & Wolff 2001).